Babcock Pitches Arrowhead 140 to U.S. Navy as Alternative to FF(X) Frigate Design
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.5 Articles
5 Articles
British Type 31 frigate to compete for the U.S. Navy’s frigate programme under new foreign warship designs.
UK defense contractor Babcock confirmed its interest in offering the Arrowhead 140 frigate design, the foundation for the Royal Navy’s Type 31, for a U.S. Navy surface combatant requirement following Washington’s policy shift permitting limited [...]
Babcock is proposing the Type 31 frigates for the US Navy, leveraging the Arrowhead 140 design in collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries for the fleet.
British company Babcock has announced that it will offer the Arrowhead-140 frigate (Type-31 of the Royal Navy) to the US Navy, as Washington seeks a proven ship from abroad that can be built quickly. In the event of an agreement, most of the ships are expected to be built in American shipyards. According to the “Telegraph”, initial […] The article Babcock to offer the Arrowhead-140 (Type-31) frigates to the US Navy was first published in Defence…
Babcock has offered its Arrowhead 140 frigate design to the US Navy, which is seeking an escort vessel. There's a chance the Americans will be interested in the Polish Mieczniks, which are intended to have greater capabilities than the British Type 31 frigates.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
